02/01/23 – Wrestling Postseason Updates

February 1, 2023 Athletic Department Blog Updates

The KHSAA wanted to update member schools about Wrestling postseason dates and sites.

REGION WRESTLING:

• Region Wrestling Tournaments can be held Feb. 10-11.
• The following reflects hosts/sites for the upcoming events:

• These hosts/sites, including contact information for the managers and trackwrestling data entry person, are also archived at https://khsaa.org/wrestling/2023/regionmanagers.pdf
• The regional tournament postseason instructions are available on the Wrestling page at KHSAA.org (https://khsaa.org/sports-activities-events/winter/wrestling/).

STATE TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND:

• Qualifiers from Regions 1-4 will advance to the First Round event held at Atherton HS, while qualifiers from Regions 5-8 will compete at Ryle HS. The state First Round events are scheduled for the weekend of Feb. 17-18.
• All State First Round tickets will be sold online via GoFan, the KHSAA’s official digital ticket vendor with no paper tickets sold at the walk-up gate.
• Tickets will be available for purchase in the coming days at https://gofan.co/app/school/KHSAA

• Contact information for the managers and trackwrestling data entry person for the First Round State events is archived at https://khsaa.org/wrestling/2023/firstroundstatemanagers.pdf
• The KHSAA website will be updated with schedules for each site once those become available.
• There will be NO additional growth allowances for any weight class after the regional tournaments for the First Round State events.
• New for 2023, the KHSAA has added awards to the First Round State events with plaques presented to the top-two team finishers and medallions for the top-eight individuals in each weight class.
• As was the case in 2022, points accumulated in the First Round State events will not carry forward to the Final Rounds at George Rogers Clark HS.

STATE TOURNAMENT FINAL ROUND:

• The 2023 KHSAA State Wrestling Championships presented by UK Healthcare will take place February 24-25 at George Rogers Clark HS in Winchester.
• All State Final Round tickets will be sold online via GoFan, the KHSAA’s official digital ticket vendor with no paper tickets sold at the walk-up gate.
• Tickets will be available for purchase in the coming days at https://gofan.co/app/school/KHSAA
• After the first day of state competition, each weight class will have a ONE-POUND growth allowance added.
• The KHSAA website will be updated as final details and schedules become available.

– KHSAA –

About the Kentucky High School Athletic Association
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association was organized in 1917 and is the agency designated by the Kentucky Department of Education to manage high school athletics in the Commonwealth. The Association is a voluntary nonprofit 501(c)3 organization made up of 286 member schools both public and non-public. The KHSAA awards 215 state championships to 51 teams and 164 individuals in 13 sports and 6 sport-activities, funds catastrophic insurance coverage for its more than 106,000 rostered member school student-athletes, provides coaching education and sports safety programs for more than 12,000 coaches, and licenses and facilitates the distribution of training material for over 4,000 contest officials.